[Great Britain] Future of the British Census

Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen

In 2010 we were made aware that due to the high cost of
doing the census there was concern raised that government might abandon future
censuses. Instead, they were looking at different methods to make an accounting
of England and Wales. To read the 2011 article see: http://tinyurl.com/mu4bb6c

Recently, the electronic newsletter Lost Cousins raised
the issue again. The article notes that in 2011 there was a consultation
document that noted that family historians were the second largest group of
respondents although the consultation was not intended for family
historians.The report provides six
options from continuing as is, a rolling census to a short form every 10-years.
The newsletter provides a link to the report and they may be accessed by going
to: http://tinyurl.com/kjh25s5